public DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.DiscoverableServiceDefinition FindService(string ServiceNameToFind)
            {
                try
                {
                    BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastRepliesContainer replies = default(BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastRepliesContainer);
                    replies = this._DataBroadcastClient.BroadCastDataAndWaitOneFirstReply(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME_QUERY_BROADCAST_ID_NAME_STRING, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME, ServiceNameToFind, TIME_OUT_SECONDS);
                    if (replies.Count > 0)
                    {
                        //evaluates if the reply contains the reply from the service searched
                        if (replies.ContainsReplyIDName(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME_QUERY_REPLYIDNAME_STRING))
                        {
                            BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastReply STXSErviceReply = default(BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastReply);
                            STXSErviceReply = replies.Item(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME_QUERY_REPLYIDNAME_STRING);

                            //evaluates for the service parameters table attached with the data name specified
                            //by the constant SERVICE_PARAMETERS_TABLE
                            if (STXSErviceReply.DataName == DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_PARAMETERS_TABLE)
                            {
                                CustomHashTable paramsTable = (CustomHashTable)STXSErviceReply.Value;
                                DiscoverableServiceDefinitionParametersContainer serviceParams = new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionParametersContainer(paramsTable);
                                DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.DiscoverableServiceDefinition serviceDEfiniton = new DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.DiscoverableServiceDefinition();

                                DiscoverableServiceParameter param = default(DiscoverableServiceParameter);

                                //retrieves the service name from the parameters list
                                //and removes it from the parameters list
                                param = serviceParams.GetParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME);
                                if (param == null)
                                {
                                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingException(ServiceNameToFind, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME));
                                }
                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceName = param.Value;
                                serviceParams.RemoveParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME);

                                //retrieves the service id from the parameters table and removes it
                                param = serviceParams.GetParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_ID);
                                if (param == null)
                                {
                                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingException(ServiceNameToFind, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_ID));
                                }
                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceIDString = param.Value;
                                serviceParams.RemoveParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_ID);

                                //retrieves the service operation mode
                                param = serviceParams.GetParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_OPERATION_MODE);
                                if (param == null)
                                {
                                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingException(ServiceNameToFind, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_OPERATION_MODE));
                                }
                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceOperationMode = DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.GetServiceOperationModeFromString(param.Value);
                                serviceParams.RemoveParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_OPERATION_MODE);

                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceParameters = serviceParams;
                                return(serviceDEfiniton);
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingSearchFailureException(ServiceNameToFind));
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingSearchFailureException(ServiceNameToFind));
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingSearchFailureException(ServiceNameToFind));
                    }
                }
                catch (Services.BroadCasting.DataBroadCastWaitReplyException)
                {
                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingSearchFailureException(ServiceNameToFind));
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {
                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingSearchFailureException(ServiceNameToFind));
                }
            }
            public Services.DiscoverableServiceHandling.Data.DiscoverableServiceDefinitionsContainer DiscoverServicesNumOfInstances(string ServiceNameToFind, int numberOfInstances)
            {
                Services.DiscoverableServiceHandling.Data.DiscoverableServiceDefinitionsContainer servicesFoundContainer = new Services.DiscoverableServiceHandling.Data.DiscoverableServiceDefinitionsContainer();

                BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastRepliesContainer replies = default(BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastRepliesContainer);
                try
                {
                    replies = this._DataBroadcastClient.BroadCastDataAndWaitSpecifiedNumberOfReplies(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME_QUERY_BROADCAST_ID_NAME_STRING, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME, ServiceNameToFind, numberOfInstances);

                    IEnumerator    enumm = replies.GetEnumerator();
                    BroadCastReply reply = default(BroadCastReply);

                    while (enumm.MoveNext())
                    {
                        reply = (BroadCastReply)enumm.Current;

                        //evaluates if the reply contains the reply from the service searched
                        if (reply.ReplyIDName == DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME_QUERY_REPLYIDNAME_STRING)
                        {
                            BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastReply STXSErviceReply = default(BroadCasting.Data.BroadCastReply);
                            STXSErviceReply = reply;

                            //evaluates for the service parameters table attached with the data name specified
                            //by the constant SERVICE_PARAMETERS_TABLE
                            if (STXSErviceReply.DataName == DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_PARAMETERS_TABLE)
                            {
                                CustomHashTable paramsTable = (CustomHashTable)STXSErviceReply.Value;
                                DiscoverableServiceDefinitionParametersContainer serviceParams = new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionParametersContainer(paramsTable);
                                DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.DiscoverableServiceDefinition serviceDEfiniton = new DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.DiscoverableServiceDefinition();

                                DiscoverableServiceParameter param = default(DiscoverableServiceParameter);

                                //retrieves the service name from the parameters list
                                //and removes it from the parameters list
                                param = serviceParams.GetParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME);
                                if (param == null)
                                {
                                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingException(ServiceNameToFind, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME));
                                }
                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceName = param.Value;
                                serviceParams.RemoveParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_NAME);

                                //retrieves the service id from the parameters table and removes it
                                param = serviceParams.GetParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_ID);
                                if (param == null)
                                {
                                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingException(ServiceNameToFind, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_ID));
                                }
                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceIDString = param.Value;
                                serviceParams.RemoveParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_ID);

                                //retrieves the service operation mode
                                param = serviceParams.GetParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_OPERATION_MODE);
                                if (param == null)
                                {
                                    throw (new DiscoverableServiceDefinitionHandlingException(ServiceNameToFind, DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_OPERATION_MODE));
                                }
                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceOperationMode = DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.GetServiceOperationModeFromString(param.Value);
                                serviceParams.RemoveParameter(DiscoverableServiceHandlingOperativeDefs.SERVICE_OPERATION_MODE);

                                serviceDEfiniton.ServiceParameters = serviceParams;

                                servicesFoundContainer.AddDefinition(serviceDEfiniton);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    return(servicesFoundContainer);
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {
                    return(servicesFoundContainer);
                }
            }